Clinical Trials Manager
The closing date is 07 July 2025
Job summary
We're looking for a proactive Clinical Trials Manager to lead the day-to-day running of research projects, ensuring full compliance with legislation, regulations, sponsor requirements, and governance frameworks.
In this role, you'll collaborate with a dedicated team of statisticians, data managers, and administrators, all under the leadership of the Head of Clinical Trials and Research Governance.
Your key focus will be the smooth set-up and delivery of clinical trials -- driving timely participant recruitment and ensuring the collection of high-quality data and samples.
Main duties of the job
This role supports clinical research activities by ensuring compliance with relevant UK legislation and regulatory frameworks. It involves advising researchers on governance issues, assisting with research applications (e.g., IRAS, HRA, ethical reviews), and managing study set-up and site initiation. The position includes preparing and reviewing clinical trial documentation, coordinating trial committees, and overseeing trial feasibility and monitoring, especially for multi-centre trials through the Derby Clinical Trials Unit (DCTSU). It also entails managing amendments, maintaining quality standards in line with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and facilitating audits and inspections.
Closing date of applications: 7 July 2025
Interview date: 21 July 2025
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Details
Date posted
23 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
320-TWS-2028
Job locations
Derby Clinical Trials Unit, Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Derby Clinical Trials Unit, Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head of Clinical Trials and Research Governance
Joanne Thornhill
01332724638
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